Argentina's Winemakers Reap
Fruits of Investments in Quality

By

Suzelle Tempero Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Nov. 3, 2004 7:37 p.m. ET

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's rich Chardonnays, Merlots and its signature Malbec have been a well-kept secret of wine connoisseurs for years, but the silence is being broken as international wine drinkers clamor for more of the country's vino.

Producers, who used to focus on selling lower quality, cheaper wines, have noticed. Now they're putting their energy into exporting fine wines, and while that means that volumes are down, it's...